this is getting confusing, ok power to power, ground to ground,.... on the RCA wires there is a small gauge wire that runs down the center.. you need to have it hooked up to the remote input of the amp and the remote wire output on the stereo..... now if everything is hooked up correctly and your having an issue you will first want to check for a short on the RCA lines,.... replace them,. or take your Ipod, and a mini to rca, go directly to the amp, if it plays fine then your RCa wires are bad. with a new set of RCA wires, you will need to run another remote wire if your new ones do not have the remote wire running down the center.... i never use the RCA remote anyhow.. its very thin